unputtdownable baby - 8 weeks

[booboobunny]

apologies for the made up word! i am looking for a bit of advice on how to get my baby to carry on sleeping during the day after i have managed to get her to drop off. it seems that whatever i try, wherever i put her, 9 times out of 10 she will be awake again within 15 minutes. meaning i can't do anything else during the day if i want her to get some sleep. hugely exasperating as she just gets more and more tired throughout the day until she's cross and grumpy in time for her dad to get home at 7pm.
weirdly, she is great during the night. generally only waking twice and then dropping back off really quickly.
i am thinking of investing in a 'nature's nest' as they seem to be universally rated, but concerned about shelling out the ?150+ and it not being any better than the moses basket (which she hates). does anyone have any thoughts on whether this could this be the answer? or any other suggestions on how i can put her down and free up my arms for other things (like filling in the job application form i've been trying to do all day, and will now have to do all night instead!!!)? thanks

get a sling!

Becky was clingy baby from clingville and i used to pop her in the sling and carry on regardless!

It only lasted 2 weeks with becky though - 7-9weeks and then she would sleep anywhere.

HTH

have you tried a sling, she can fall asleep in it and your hands are still free. also if she regularly wakes after 15 mins, make sure you get her down to sleep when she shows signs of tiredness and then wait 10mins and go into room so when she starts to wake after 15 mins you are there to do whatever it takes to get her back to sleep before she wakes fully. in my case with ds it was feeding. after about a week she will learn that she can sleep for longer periods. HTH

helllooo
I feel your pain - but if it's any comfort I think loads of 8 week olds are like this (but often without the good nighttimes!). They're still only tiny
I don't know what a nature's nest is - will go and investigate - but have you tried a sling? not neccesarily one of the carrier Baby Bjorn types but one of these which seem to come highly recommended by Mumsnetters (am going to get one myself for this baby). And much cheaper than £150! you'll still be carrying her but you will have free arms.

ha look at us all with the same idea! but seriously they are good because most of the time they just want to be close to you

Are you swaddling her?? sometimes my dd1 liked being held when swaddled to her going into the "droopy" state just before sleep and then I could put her down. Also make sure she has something near her with your "smell" on it as they think you are still right there even though yu are perhaps not so close...

Hello,

interested in this sling idea. Is there a danger that a baby can get used to the sling making it difficult to put him straight into a cot or basket later? My son is 13lb 5 oz - I could manage a sling now, but not for much longer if he carries putting on weight at this rate!!

My dd was like this and I bought a swing. She would happily stay asleep while it was swinging althougth the minute I stopped it she would wake. It worked though and just gave me 1hrs peace and free arms.

mummymaxi, one school of thought suggests that slings actually improve babies' ability to settle themselves in cots etc as it makes them more secure and confident.

On the practical side, if you get a sling now, you'll build up your muscles at the same rate as dd grows...
Few sling ideas and recommendations here - worth a look.

my babies the same - i got an electric swing and kept it swininging for about ten minutes after he had dropped off and then switched it off so he could get some beneficial motion free sleep. that is why i opted for a swing as opposed to a sling.

Thanks mrsbadger, just needed someone to say it was ok to carry hom around! Love doing it, but feel guilty I am teaching him bad habits. A friend is lending me baby bjorn sling next week.

As for swing, we have been given one of these but seems to terrify him!